On Dec. 9, their cars crashed head-on. On Friday, Davenport, 23, apologized to Giammusso before being sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison.

In May, the Greenfield Center man pleaded guilty to first-degree vehicular assault, admitting that he careened into the southbound lane and collided with Giammusso's vehicle. His blood alcohol content was 0.18 percent, over twice the legal limit for DWI, prosecutors said.

Giammusso, a recent college graduate, read a statement recounting the terror she felt after she realized she was about to get into an accident despite trying to avoid the wreck by staying as close as possible to the edge of Middleline Road in Milton.

"The next thing I knew, my car was being struck by the oncoming vehicle, which was deafening," she told the court. "My car rolled at least once, and I remember thinking to myself, 'Why is this happening?' before losing consciousness."

"I was in shock and I didn't know what to think," she said. "I think I was in a lot of pain, but paralysis being such a feasible outcome was terrifying." Giammusso told the court her recovery was slow and painful and that her life was "irrevocably changed, through no fault of mine."

"While I was simply trying to get to work, to live a responsible and productive life, I was hit by a drunken driver, an individual who seemingly had no regard for himself or anyone else," Giammusso said. "There isn't a day that I have been able to take that back road or a poorly lighted road at night, or even get in the car to drive since the accident without being reminded of what happened."

For three additional years after his release from prison, Davenport must install an ignition interlock device in his vehicle to prevent drunken driving. He was represented by Assistant Public Defender Joseph Hammer.